U.S. Proposes 11 Nation Meet to Draft Japanese Peace Pact
The United States announced a plan for an August 19 conference with 11 nations to draft a Japanese peace treaty. The invitation list includes Australia, Canada, China, France, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States, with potential venue in Washington or San Francisco.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Europe
Russia
San Francisco
State Department
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Marshall
Molotov
Far Eastern Commission
Australia
Canada
China
France
India
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Sam Simmons Voices Tax Route After Prohibition Failure
A Middleport man argues for addressing alcohol use via taxes after declaring prohibition a failure. He notes nearly nine billion dollars were spent on liquor last year, with taxes comprising over a third, and questions other strategies beyond taxation to curb drinking.
GM Week Layoff Slated Amid Steel Shortage Crisis
General Motors to shut one week of production starting Monday due to disturbed steel supplies and coal mining issues. About 180,000 GM production workers to be laid off as Michigan plants with 115,000 workers halt operations first, followed by 65,000 more elsewhere. truck and appliance plants unaffected.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
C. E. Wilson
Michigan
Wife Found Fatally Beaten Near Wilmington
Police report a 23-year-old wife of a tenant farmer slain on a highway 14 miles south of Wilmington. Husband Berlin Thomas Cain 26, who runs a farm near Delaware City, found the body and contacted police. he is in custody for questioning with no charges filed.
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Wilmington
Del
Here
Berlin Thomas Cain
Delaware City
Mary Catherine
Princess Elizabeth and Philip Dance Till Wee Hours
In Edinburgh the Princess and Lt Philip Mountbatten danced until 3 a.m. and then returned to Holyrood Castle. The royal couple attended a public dance for the National Association of Girls' Clubs during their weeklong visit.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Holyrood Castle
National Association of Girls’ Clubs
Cut in Taxes Sought For Baby Sitter Fees
Rep Keating proposes a tax deduction for baby sitter costs to ease the burden on working wives with small incomes. The bill was submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee as tax law revisions were being reviewed.
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Washington
Rep
Keating
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Unemployment Rises in Greater Cleveland to 38000
Greater Cleveland's unemployment reached a yearly high of 38000 as of July 1 due to shortages of temporary jobs for high school and college students. The June 1 estimate was 33400.
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Cleveland
Greater
B. C. Seiple
State
Hawaiian Pineapple Strike Ends in Hawaii Industry
Honolulu reports the Hawaii pineapple industry ending a six day strike. The CIO Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union called off the action and the industry agreed to reopen contract talks immediately under federal conciliator Nathan P. Feisinger.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Nathan P. Feisinger
CIO
Former Ohio Tavern Officials Fined for Whiskey Price Violations
Two former Ohio Tavern Owners Association officials Myers C. Ackerman and Clay Hicks of Columbus pleaded guilty to selling whiskey above the OPA ceiling. Each was fined 3000 dollars. half suspended by U S district judge Mell G Underwood for aiding federal agents in a black market liquor probe.
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Columbus
Ohio Tavern Owners Association
Myers C. Ackerman
Clay Hicks
U. S
Mell G. Underwood
Ackerman
Hicks
Will leaves $3000 trust fund for favorite horse Callie Direct
The will of 82 year old Tiffin horseman Frank S. Callahan filed for probate leaves a $3000 trust fund for his favorite horse Callie Direct. The estate exceeds $500,000 with half to Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins Callahan of Youngstown. A separate $2000 is left for the grave maintenance of a pet dog.
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Tiffin, O
Callie Direct
Frank S. Callahan
Tiffin
Elizabeth Jenkins Callahan
Youngstown
Callahan
War Surplus Buildings Offered to School Men
War Assets Administration offers 340 war surplus buildings to school officials in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania at discounts of 40 to 95 percent to relieve classroom crowding. About 5,500 educators are invited to a forum in Cleveland on Friday where the buildings will be offered.
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Cleveland
War Assets Administration
Ohio
Western Pennsylvania
Cook Reappointed Cincinnati School Superintendent
The North College Hill board of education reappointed Dr William A Cook as superintendent for a three year term.
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Cook
Cincinnati
Board of Education
North College Hill
William A. Cook
Cincinnati Hotel Workers Set Strike Looms Today
About 2 200 hotel employees across seven Cincinnati properties planned to strike at noon after a five hour talks broke down. The AFL Hotel Employes Council pressed for a 40 hour week with pay, while other unions sought a 10 cent rise, and lower bracket raises were limited to one to eight cents.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Hotel Employes Council
Cincinnati Hotels Association
Jack Hurst
Hotels Association
Netherland Plaza
Gibson, Linton
Metropole
Fountain Square
Broadway
Alms
Hurst
Pbuilding Services
Minimum Pay Raise Sought by Ohio Board Session
In Columbus a new nine member board to review wage standards for hotels and restaurants in Ohio opens next Tuesday. W. J. Rogers, state industrial relations director, calls the session as the board, appointed last June 26 with three industry, three labor, and three public reps, aims to report within 60 days.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. J. Rogers
Dog Handler Leonard Brumby Dies in Hicksville
Leonard Brumby, 57, former president of the Professional Dog Handlers Association and field representative of the American Kennel Club, died Tuesday in Hicksville New York.
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Hicksville
N. Y
Leonard Brumby
Professional Dog Handlers Association
American Kennel Club
Fate of Runaway British War Bride Hangs in Letter
Mrs Faye Ann Crow, 20, ran away from Columbus Ohio Thursday and was found exhausted in Bayside Long Island. Her husband Ralph Crow, 23, said marital debt and inability to establish a home were key issues. he will decide after reading her letter.
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New York
Faye
Ann Crow
Columbus
Long Island
England
Steubenville
Pittsburgh
Camden
N. J
Philadelphia
Faye Ann
Crow
Faye Ann Crow
Republican governors seek blue print for Marshall Plan
Governors including Earl Warren and Herbert Maw pressed for a detailed economic justification before endorsing U S support for Europe under the Marshall plan. Warren urged a Paris conference consensus and a thorough analysis of America’s ability to pay, while Maw signaled bipartisan backing in principle despite political debates.
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Salt Lake City
Earl Warren
California
Europe
Marshall
Warren
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Miner Leaders To Address Chauncey Miners Meet
Nelsonville area events plan a public mass meeting for Chauncey school grounds Sunday at 1 p.m. chaired by John Owens president of District 6 UMWA and H T Rainey Trimble division rep. Owens will also speak at Crooksville at 3 30 p.m. about the wage contract and miners actions in Washington. Owens has long led Ohio Mine Workers and served in Washington during his tenure.
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Nelsonville
John Owens
UMWA
Chauncey
H. T. Rainey
Trimble
Rainey
Owens
Crooksville
Washington
Ohio Mine Workers
Sidney Hillman
Governor's Uncle D. Parson Jones Dies at 73
Dr. D Parson Jones 73 uncle of Gov Thomas J Herbert and longtime Jackson dentist died yesterday in Chillicothe after a 50 year career.
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Chillicothe
D. Parson Jones
Thomas J. Herbert
Jackson
A Bomb Plant At Los Alamos Modernized For Permanence
The United States will permanently modernize the Los Alamos atom bomb laboratory in New Mexico. Carroll L. Tyler will head the facility, replacing Col. Herbert C. Gee as the multi-million dollar improvement program proceeds. The move comes as the armed forces reveal the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos
N.M
Carroll L. Tyler
Los Alamos Laboratory
Tyler
Herbert C. Gee
Army
The
Commission
Manhattan Project
Armed Forces
Morse Accuses GOP of Vet Study Bill Stall
Senator Morse accuses Senate GOP leaders of delaying the GI bill veterans study measure to force House inaction and push passage at the session's end. He labeled the move political and said the leadership seeks to stall the bill.
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Morse
Gop
Bill Stall
Washington
Senate Gop
House
Railroads to Offer Credit Plan Tickets
Major railroads plan to sell tickets and travel expenses on an installment plan. A liberal credit plan will be launched by more than 50 carriers on Sept. 1. Payments, including cash for trips, will be made monthly over up to a year.
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Chicago
Railroad Passenger Interterritorial Committee
Death of 83-Year-Old Pedestrian Under Investigation
Coroner C. C. Roller investigates the death of Thomas G. Buchanan, 83, of Andover after he was struck by a car Sunday in front of his home. Buchanan, a Steubenville native, had lived in Andover for 25 years.
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Ashtabula, CO
C. C. Roller
Thomas G. Buchanan
Andover
Steubenville
Loyalty Bill Cleared House Aids Fingerprint Checks For Federal Workers
The House passed a loyalty measure setting up a system of loyalty reviews and fingerprinting for federal employees. It advanced 319 to 61 amid opposition warnings of a “robotic” government and fear among workers. Supporters argue safeguards protect workers while screening for disloyalty.
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Washington
House
Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Rees
R-Kas
Civil Service Committee
Sohio Limits Gas and Kerosene to 46 Marks
The Standard Oil Co of Ohio said it will limit gasoline and kerosene at service stations dealers and distributors to amounts not exceeding last year’s usage to ensure fair treatment for all customers.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
Farm Worker Charged With Murder in Burning Death
Pennsboro West Virginia farm hand Howard Clayton 38 was ordered held without bail for grand jury action on a first degree murder charge in the fatal burning of Mrs. John Stackhouse 30. Prosecutor Harry Moats said Clayton admitted throwing kerosene on the woman's clothing during a struggle in the burning house.
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Pennsboro
W. Va
Howard Clayton
John Stackhouse
Roy Smith
Harry Moats
Clayton
Amvet Chief Named Columbus Executive Director
Bob John of Columbus former executive secretary of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce and an Infantry captain in the South Pacific was appointed executive director of the Ohio Department of Amvets.
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AMVET
Columbus
Bob John
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
South Pacific
Ohio Department of
Amvets
Army Takes New Attack Precautions in Greece
Greek army planes hit 2,500 Leftist guerrillas trapped on Mount Gamila near Ioannina as three government brigades moved in for a showdown. Authorities warned of further invasions and disclosed six guerrilla camps, three in Albania and three in Yugoslavia, with Lescovic hosting a guerrilla hospital. The field of battle was likely near Veroplatanos and Vasilikon, four miles from the Albanian border, as Stratos said the trap could span eight miles. Prisoners mentioned an international brigade. a UN Balkan subcommission would return to Konitsa for talks.
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Athens
Mount Gamila
Ioannina
Janina
Albania
Yugoslavia
Lescovic
Greece
Veroplatanos
Vasilikon
George Stratos
Toannina
Negradhes
Stratos
United Nations
Balkan
Salonika
Konitsa
Big Price Fall Held Unlikely
Former Price Administrator Leon Henderson said there is little immediate danger of a major depression but warned prices could collapse, akin to 1920-21, while noting the 1929-33 mood was harsher. He spoke for Americans for Democratic Action, a liberal group.
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Washington
Leon Hendersson
Henderson
Joint
Congressional Committee On the
Americans For Democratic Action
Friend's Gun Accident Ends Life In Cincinnati
Irvin Levy a 17 year old son of Emanuel Levy president of the New Fisheries Co was shot to death last night as a 17 year old friend inspected a .32 caliber revolver. Acting Night Chief of Police Willard Elbert reported.
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Cincinnati
Irvin Levy
Emanuel Levy
The
New Fisheries Co
Willard Elbert
90 Minutes of Freedom May Cost Man a Year
Mansfield Ohio William Mochinal 23 spent 90 minutes of freedom from Ohio Reformatory hiding in a truckload of furniture until he reached Bucyrus where Crawford County sheriff captured him Monday. He faces an additional year in prison.
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Mansfield
William Mochinal
Ohio Reeformatory
Mochinal
Baccyrus
Crawford County
Songwriter Walter Donaldson Dies in Santa Monica
Walter Donaldson, 54, a prolific songwriter since 1915 known for My Blue Heaven, died Tuesday in Santa Monica California leaving a catalog of timeless pop hits and standards.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Walter Donaldson
Blue Heaven
U S To Cooperate With Paris Plans For European Recovery
Washington reports that the United States will work with Paris Marshall Plan committees to integrate the American occupation zone into a new European economic order. Gen. Lucius B. Clay in Germany is instructed to cooperate and shift policy from postwar denazification to building a self sustaining western Germany.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Paris
Europe
Lucius B. Clay
Clay
Berlin
Russia
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Ernest D. Wallis
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